sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
(some) more; even more; longer; further
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
prejudice; bias; distorted view
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
something like ...; something called ...
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
height (of body); stature
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)